Tracey E. Bregman

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Tracey E. Bregman
Born
Tracey Elizabeth Bregman

(1963-05-29) May 29, 1963 (age 60) [1]
Other namesTracey Bregman Recht
Tracey E. Bregman Recht
OccupationActress
Years active1978–present
Spouse
Ronald Recht
(m. 1987;div. 2010)
Children2
Parent(s) Buddy Bregman
Suzanne Lloyd

Tracey Elizabeth Bregman (born May 29, 1963) is an American actress. She is best known for the role of Lauren Fenmore on the CBS soap operas The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful .

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Early life

Bregman was born May 29, 1963, [2] in Munich, Germany, to American musical arranger, record producer and composer Buddy Bregman and Canadian-born actress Suzanne Lloyd. She lived in Great Britain until the age of 10 when her family relocated to California. [3] She has been acting since she was 11 years old, and currently resides in Malibu, California. She studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. [3]

Career

Bregman made her acting debut playing a small part in the 1978 made-for-television movie, Three on a Date . Later that year, she was cast in the NBC daytime soap opera, Days of Our Lives portraying troubled teen, Donna Temple Craig. In 1979, she received Young Artist Award for Best Juvenile Actress in A Daytime Series for her performance in soap. [4] She left the soap in 1980. In 1981, she made her big screen debut starring in the slasher film Happy Birthday to Me by Columbia Pictures. [5] and The Concrete Jungle (1982). She later starred alongside Jill St. John in the prison drama film The Concrete Jungle (1982) and in the Canadian comedy-drama film, The Funny Farm (1983). On television, she guest-starred on The Littlest Hobo , The Love Boat , Fame , and The Fall Guy .

In 1983, Bregman returned to daytime television with the role of Lauren Fenmore in the CBS's The Young and the Restless . Bregman initially believed her role as Lauren would be brief, but after six months the soap offered her a contract and she accepted. [6] When it was introduced in 1985, she was the first actress to be awarded the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series (then known as the "Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series"), being nominated for the same award again in 1987 and for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in both 2006 and 2008. In 1992, Bregman brought the character to The Bold and the Beautiful , resulting in her migrating there fully in 1995. In 2000, Bregman returned to The Young and the Restless, remaining on a recurring status. From April to June 2010, while still portraying Lauren, Bregman took on double-duty with The Young and the Restless, as she also portrayed Sheila Carter's sister, Sarah. In, 2010, she also appeared alongside her Y&R co-star, Christian LeBlanc, in the music video for Reba McEntire's single, "I Keep On Loving You".

Bregman appeared in a number of made-for-television movies, including Sex & Mrs. X (2000), Low Lifes (2012), and A Very Charming Christmas Town (2020). Bregman starred in the 2013 thriller film Misogynist alongside Jonathan Bennett and Eve Mauro, earning a nomination for Best Actress at the Los Angeles Underground Film Festival. [7]

Personal life

Bregman was a vegetarian from an early age and now follows a vegan lifestyle. [8]

Bregman married Ron Recht in 1987; the couple had two sons, Austin (born 1991) and Landon (born 1996). They divorced after 23 years of marriage in 2010.

On April 7, 2014, Bregman was inducted into the Ride of Fame and has a New York City double decker bus dedicated to her and her accomplishments. [9]

Bregman lost her Malibu home to a wildfire in November 2018. [10] [11] [12]

Bregman is an active supporter and honorary board member for Chenoa Manor, an animal sanctuary in Chester County, Pennsylvania. [13]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 Three on a Date ContestantTelevision film
1979 The Girl with ESP JillTelevision film
1978–80 Days of Our Lives Donna Temple CraigSeries regular
1980 The Littlest Hobo JibEpisode: "Sailing Away"
1981 Happy Birthday to Me Ann Thomerson
1982 The Love Boat Trish CarruthersEpisodes: "The Musical/My Ex-Mom/The Show Must Go On/The Pest/My Aunt, the Worrier: Part 1 and Part 2"
1982 The Concrete Jungle Elizabeth
1982 Fame Jenny McClainEpisode: "Words"
1983 The Fall Guy Carrie StanfordEpisode: "The Further Adventures of Ozzie and Harold"
1983 The Family Tree Katy AllenEpisode: "The Burglary"
1983The Funny FarmAmy Lowell
1983 Gavilan SusanEpisode: "The Midas Keys"
1983–95, 2000–present The Young and the Restless Lauren Fenmore
Sarah Smythe
Series regular/recurring
1992–1993, 1995-99, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2022, 2023, 2024 The Bold and the Beautiful Lauren Fenmore Series regular (1995–99); recurring (1992–93, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2022, 2023, 2024)
2000 Sex & Mrs. X KatherineTelevision film
2001 Spyder Games Ms. Phillips2 episodes
2012Low LifesSabrinaTelevision film
2013 Misogynist Rebecca
2017StillDoctor HansenShort film
2020Hungry DogDogVoice
2020A Very Charming Christmas TownMiriam LarsenTelevision film
2021City LimitsSophia
2021Swag TownHannah Fields

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryTitleResultRef.
1979
Soapy Award Most Exciting New Actress: Days of Our Lives Won
1979
Young Artist Award Best Juvenile Actress in A Daytime Series Days of Our LivesWon
[4]
1980
Young Artist Award Best Young Actress - Daytime TV Series Days of Our LivesNominated
1983
Young Artist Award Best Young Actress in a Daytime Soap The Young and the Restless Won
1985
Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series The Young and the RestlessWon
1986
Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Young Leading Actress on a Daytime SerialThe Young and the RestlessNominated
1987
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Ingenue in a Drama SeriesThe Young and the RestlessNominated
1993
Soap Opera Digest Award Hottest Female Star The Young and the RestlessNominated
1998
Soap Opera Digest AwardOutstanding Female Scene Stealer The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
2006
Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the RestlessNominated
2008
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesThe Young and the RestlessNominated
2013
Los Angeles International
Underground Film Festival
Best ActressMisogynistNominated
2016
Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the RestlessNominated

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